WORKSHEET 5th GRADE

THE PAST TENSE SIMPLE OF THE VERBTO BE

I.
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II.

Fill in the gaps with: was, were, wasnt or werent.

We in the countryside at the weekend. ( - )
They at home in the evening. ( + )
.your father at work yesterday? ( ? )
Fred at the cinema yesterday evening. (+ )
Mr. and Mrs. Black ..at the museum yesterday. ( - )
you at school yesterday? (? )
My parents and my little brother on a trip last month. (+ )

Put the words in order to form correct sentences.

1. He / last / fat / now / was / year / but / thin / is / he.

2. meeting/ was / to / I / the / late.

3. lucky/ friend / very / my / was.

4. at / they / 9 p.m / were / home / not / at / yesterday.

5. Bert / firefighter / not / was / a / he / policeman / was / a.

III.

Answer the following questions using the past form of To Be.

1. Where were you last weekend?

2. Who were you with last weekend?

3. Where was your mother yesterday?
4. Where you at school yesterday?